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• Boris Johnson announces new cross-Pennine rail line as he pledges to be Prime Minister for the North

  26-07-2019 23:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says his Government 'will narrow the North-South divide, and unleash the power of our great regions'
  
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• Sports Direct facing £605m tax bill as Mike Ashley warns problems at House of Fraser are 'terminal'

  26-07-2019 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle United chairman seemed to express regret for buying House of Fraser last year for £90m
  
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• Climate emergency declared in North Tyneside - but Green Party warns more must be done

  26-07-2019 20:31 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Council voted to join Newcastle, Northumberland, Gateshead and Sunderland in declaring a climate emergency
  
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• EuroMillions results LIVE: Friday's winning National Lottery numbers for £25m jackpot

  26-07-2019 20:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The winning EuroMillions numbers and Thunderball for Friday, July 26 are below - live breaking updates below
  
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• 130 jobs on the way if £16m Sunderland hotel plans are given the green light

  26-07-2019 19:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Developer Cairn Group hopes to open the hotel on land overlooking Keel Square
  
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• Elderly woman rushed to hospital after bus and lorry crash on the A1(M)

  26-07-2019 19:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services remained on the A1(M) for more than two hours with traffic facing huge delays
  
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• See touching proposal video as man pops the question at the top of Grey's Monument

  26-07-2019 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Gavin Cox popped the question to Helen Hall at the top of Grey's Monument in Newcastle
  
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• Inspection into special needs services in South Tyneside expected to uncover a number of issues

  26-07-2019 18:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A joint inspection by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into SEND services in South Tyneside is expected to find 'things we have to address'
  
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• Police appeal to trace Gateshead man Andrew Proctor who was last seen three weeks ago - Chronicle Live

  26-07-2019 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police appeal to trace Gateshead man Andrew Proctor who was last seen three weeks ago  Chronicle LiveAndrew Proctor was previously staying at an address on Warwick Court in Gateshead, and is believed to be sleeping rough.
  
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• Police appeal to trace Gateshead man Andrew Proctor who was last seen three weeks ago

  26-07-2019 18:46 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Proctor was previously staying at an address on Warwick Court in Gateshead, and is believed to be sleeping rough
  
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• Driver who killed dad Paul Collinson and left young mum in wheelchair for life is jailed

  26-07-2019 17:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Unlicensed and uninsured Kyle Hutchinson was high on cocaine when he ploughed into the County Hotel pub, in Walker, on September 24 last year
  
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• More than 6,000 Tyneside and County Durham homes left without electricity after power cut

  26-07-2019 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of residents are without power and engineers are currently working to rectify the issue
  
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• Police launch appeal to trace missing Newton Aycliffe man Zach Melton

  26-07-2019 17:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zach Melton has been reported missing to police, who are becoming increasingly concerned for his wellbeing
  
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• Cash subsidies agreed to help tackle GP property bills in Sunderland

  26-07-2019 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  In practice, the payments aim to secure GP practices in the long term and prevent space in NHS buildings sitting unused
  
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• Love Island dumping twist as couples have to vote against each other ahead of final

  26-07-2019 17:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  There are just days to go before the Love Island final and a brutal final dumping twist
  
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• Health bosses approve new strategy for future of GP services in Sunderland

  26-07-2019 17:06 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Surgeries around Sunderland face 'significant challenges' around workforce and workload
  
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• Murdered Redcap's dad says he will fight until the day he dies to catch son's killers

  26-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Corporal Simon Miller, from Washington, 21, was one of six military police who died when a mob attacked a police station in Iraq in June 2003
  
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• Meet the inspirational North East mums who are taking the business world by storm

  26-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  More than 500 mums with their own businesses get together every month as part of the Mums in Business Association (MIBA) Newcastle networking group
  
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• Man pleads guilty to public nuisance after Tyne Bridge was closed for six hours

  26-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  The Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge were closed for hours on Wednesday evening
  
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• Gateshead pub landlord's plea to police as 'smirking yob' keeps terrorising his pub - Chronicle Live

  26-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Gateshead pub landlord's plea to police as 'smirking yob' keeps terrorising his pub  Chronicle LiveWindows smashed, staff glared at - and even a bizarre Radiohead inspired note - have sparked police calls from Central Bar staff.
  
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• Gateshead pub landlord's plea to police as 'smirking yob' keeps terrorising his pub

  26-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Windows smashed, staff glared at - and even a bizarre Radiohead inspired note - have sparked police calls from Central Bar staff
  
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• Cyclist and dad-of-two left with fractured skull after suspected hit-and-run in Tynemouth

  26-07-2019 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Goff-Cooper was taken to hospital following the suspected hit-and-run on The Broadway in Tynemouth
  
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• This is what it is like to be homeless in a heatwave in Newcastle city centre

  26-07-2019 16:56 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive spoke to homeless people in Newcastle city centre about surviving the extreme weather
  
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• Government asks Premier League to intervene after it accuses Newcastle United of breaking fan rules

  26-07-2019 16:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sports Minister Mims Davies says she is 'concerned that the rules do not appear to be functioning as they should at NUFC'
  
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• 'Iconic' 460ft Whey Aye wheel plans approved for Newcastle Quayside

  26-07-2019 15:37 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The £100m Whey Aye project has been given the go ahead - amid claims it will generate £15m for the North East economy
  
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• Revealed: The simple 'five-second rule' which tells you if it's too hot to walk your dog

  26-07-2019 15:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dogs can die in hot weather so it's important you take extra care during a heatwave
  
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• Plans for 30-home estate given go-ahead in Pelton Fell despite traffic concerns

  26-07-2019 14:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Under the proposals, some homes will be offered as 'rent to buy'
  
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• Vandals destroy dugouts at Gateshead ground a day after they had been rebuilt - Chronicle Live

  26-07-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Vandals destroy dugouts at Gateshead ground a day after they had been rebuilt  Chronicle LiveVandals targeted the dugouts at the Blue Star football ground in Wrekenton, Gateshead.
  
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• Vandals destroy dugouts at Gateshead ground a day after they had been rebuilt

  26-07-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Vandals targeted the dugouts at the Blue Star football ground in Wrekenton, Gateshead
  
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• Government leaves families 'dangling' over drug which saves children's lives

  26-07-2019 14:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Nicole and Jessica Rich, from Throckley, are among a small group of English children suffering from Batten Disease who have been allowed to use life-changing treatment Brineura
  
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• Tyne Bridge incident: Why Northumbria Police had no other option than to close the road for SEVEN hours

  26-07-2019 13:57 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police explain actions after night of chaos for city commuters
  
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• 'I owe them everything': Sexual assault victim thanks strangers who rescued her from hotel room attack

  26-07-2019 13:15 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Joshua White and Joseph Gray were visiting Newcastle when they intervened in the assault in the Dunston hotel and got the woman to safety
  
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• Met Office extends yellow weather warning for heavy rain as Sunderland Airshow gets under way

  26-07-2019 12:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office weather warning is in place from 9am on Saturday until 3pm on Sunday and there is a small chance of flooding
  
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• Kind reader's incredible gesture to Blyth hate attack victims

  26-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  One reader decided to donate £50 to both Blyth hate attack victims Trevor Sixsmith and Sean Sanderson
  
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• Fenham driver in the dock for having no licence and lying to police - for the second time in months

  26-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anojan Ganeslingam, from Fenham, Newcastle, has admitted driving without a licence and obstructing police
  
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• Driver in the dock for having no licence and lying to police - for the second time in months

  26-07-2019 12:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Anojan Ganeslingam, from Fenham, Newcastle, has admitted driving without a licence and obstructing police
  
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• Why the Red Arrows are not at Sunderland Airshow and the Great North Run this year

  26-07-2019 11:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The RAF display team are a highlight of the Great North Run and Sunderland Airshow  ... but not this year
  
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• Mike Ashley's Sports Direct delays financial results again - and shares have fallen

  26-07-2019 11:10 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct had been due to announce results this morning after 10-day delay, but now says they will come later today
  
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• Ocado to create 300 jobs with move to former Vaux site in Sunderland

  26-07-2019 10:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Online grocery firm is the first to take room at the Beam, the first first building on the former brewery site
  
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• Whey Aye wheel decision LIVE: Future of 460ft Newcastle wheel to be decided

  26-07-2019 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to build Europe's tallest observation wheel on the Newcastle Quayside are expected to be approved by councillors
  
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• Whey Aye wheel decision LIVE: 460ft Newcastle wheel given the go-ahead

  26-07-2019 10:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans to build Europe's tallest observation wheel on the Newcastle Quayside are approved by councillors
  
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• Office workers should be sent home when temperature hits 30C according to union bosses

  26-07-2019 09:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Trade Union Congress (TUC) wants office workers to be able to leave when the mercury climbs to 30C
  
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• Sunderland Airshow 2019 LIVE: Weather, line-up, timetable, parking and Red Arrows replacement

  26-07-2019 09:17 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The annual airshow begins on Friday with a packed programme of flight displays, music and family entertainment
  
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• Police appeal to trace Gateshead man who was last seen three weeks ago - Chronicle Live

  26-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Police appeal to trace Gateshead man who was last seen three weeks ago  Chronicle LiveAndrew Proctor was previously staying at an address on Warwick Court in Gateshead, and is believed to be sleeping rough.
  
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• Moving moment Newcastle mum finds out her cancer treatment was successful captured on film

  26-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Angela Archer, 51, is overcome with tears of joy in the emotional advert from Cancer Research UK
  
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• Kingston Park shooting trial: Police led to alleged gunman by 'complete coincidence', court hears

  26-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police were led to two men accused of shooting a van driver by 'complete coincidence' when one of the accused's girlfriend shared a surname with another suspect
  
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• Could Newcastle be one of the first places in the world to become a National Park City?

  26-07-2019 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  London became the first city to gain the accolade earlier this week, and Newcastle is now campaigning to follow in the capital’s footsteps
  
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• Brass festival at Sage Gateshead features strong North-East line-up - Darlington and Stockton Times

  26-07-2019 08:01 via darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk
  Brass festival at Sage Gateshead features strong North-East line-up  Darlington and Stockton TimesTHIS year's line-up for the Brass in Concert Festival at Sage Gateshead includes a strong North-East presence.
  
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• North East news LIVE: Met Office issues weather warning; Metro delays

  26-07-2019 07:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Friday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East
  
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• New £350m pot of funding that could finally help restore the Tyne Bridge

  26-07-2019 06:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cash-strapped council bosses have struggled to find the £20m needed to return the iconic landmark to its former glory, but now have a couple of possible lifelines
  
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